Sunday marks the biggest day of the year for football fans all across this great country of ours as people gather together and engulf mass quantities of wings, guacamole, beer and other mystery food to watch the Super Bowl.

This year's installment in New Orleans features the Baltimore Ravens, who will say goodbye to Ray Lewis after Sunday, and the San Francisco 49ers who have never lost a Super Bowl in franchise history.

Needless to say, this year's installment is as intriguing as any other in recent memory.

But what about the things around or outside of the game that make the Super Bowl its own universe?

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Some people watch it for the halftime show, some for the commercials. And yes, it may be the only football game where people would rather go to the bathroom during the game than during the commercials.

With so much to keep an eye on, we decided to keep things simple by bringing you the first-annual 4th and a Mile Guide to the Super Bowl with everything you need to know for Sunday ... maybe.

Stay away from the four-hour pregame shows.

We all know the Super Bowl is the biggest game of the football calendar by a mile, but is it ever necessary to have a four-hour pregame show?

You've had two weeks to break this game down from every angle, even by telling us that the 49ers are so good that Tim Tebow could've taken them to the Super Bowl -- yes, that actually happened.

The smart people use those four hours to gameplan where they're getting food, who's getting it and when to pick it up. In fact, odds are if you don't have beer, the line to get beer at the grocery store is also usually four hours long on Super Bowl Sunday.

If someone wants bet about which company will have the first commercial, go with Bud Light all the way.

It seems like every Super Bowl in the last 10 years has had its first commercial be a Bud Light commercial, although last year's were huge duds.

Bud Light is hardly ever the best commercial, but you can always bet on that being the first commercial as much as you can expect to see the E-Trade baby or yet another Danica Patrick appearance in a GoDaddy.com bit that we've probably seen 50 times already.

Just don't bet on there being another M&M commercial with LMFAO, even though it was probably one of the biggest surprise hits of last year's Super Bowl.

Beyonce will be doing the halftime show, which means there is likely going to be a prop bet as to whether or not she's actually singing.

If Jay-Z comes out there as well, it's a great time to pretend someone's calling you and step outside for the next 15 minutes.

Speaking of prop bets, Sunday is a gambler's dream because there are thousands and thousands of bets ranging from how long the national anthem is to how many times anyone says "Harbaugh" during the game.

There's even a bet for what color Gatorade will be dumped on the winning coach, with, oddly enough, water being the early favorite.

Unfortunately, there are no bets for if Jim Nantz starts the broadcast with, "Hello, friends!"

Vegas never gives out easy money.

Just remember, if you're out there thinking that prop bets are stupid and annoying, know that there's at least one guy who bet his paycheck on how long Alicia Keys' takes to sing the national anthem and holding a stopwatch. Odds are also high that his house may have at least one broken window.

It's like they say in the commercials: risk more, win more.

As for the game itself, there's plenty to it when you look past whether or not Joe Flacco has a unibrow and how the zone read play, which people keep saying can't work in the NFL, works in the NFL.

It pretty much is a toss-up whichever way you look at it, with both teams boasting stars on both sides of the ball.

In the end, Lewis' career will likely end with a defeat because of how effectively the 49ers can move the ball not just with power, but creativity.

San Francisco is about to go 6-0 in Super Bowls.

Prediction: 49ers 28, Ravens 20.

Turnover on downs

The New York Jets should buy real estate in "Turnover on Downs" because they just keep finding their way into it every week.

Like every other time, it's because of their quarterback situation. This time, however, it's not about one they have on their roster.

Several sources have stated the Jets have discussed bringing in former No. 1 pick and bust JaMarcus Russell, who weighs over 300 lbs., to compete with Mark Sanchez and Tim Tebow for the starting job.

Aside from the fact that he completely busted as a player, Russell has not played an NFL down since 2009.

That's where the Jets are with Tebow, and it's probably keeping Skip Bayless up at night...